To All of You Runners, Walkers and Cyclists...Beware!

Because I am diligent about doing a functional blood analysis every six months, I am able to stay on top of what is going on with the function of my liver, adrenals, immune system, digestion etc...

A few months ago I began jogging again up at Mira Costa College. About a month into my daily ritual , I was due for my six month functional blood analysis. My results showed that my liver was under a great deal of stress, I had become acidic and my white blood cell count went down quite a bit. Sure enough, we figured out that it was directly related to running near the road so that I was inhaling the exhaust from the cars and the buses.

My naturopath explained that she sees that often with her runners, walkers and cyclists. I immediately changed my coarse to running down around the track where there are no cars and I began taking approximately 600 mg. of Milk Thistle (capsules) daily. I retested a month later and those issues were almost completely back in balance so I went one more month on the Milk Thistle.

I learned the huge effects that environmental toxins have on our body, especially pollution. Beware to all of you who are running, walking and cycling along busy streets and highways. Something so healthy could actually be damaging your health without you knowing it.

For more information on Functional Blood Analysis please contact me at: 760-696-7084

In Loving Memory of My Grandmother, Anna Maria Helena Dammeyer

This was the eulogy that I wrote almost a year ago in honor of my grandmother who died December 16, 2009 at the age of 94. I wrote this on behalf of my father who I am sure would have given the most beautiful eulogy in honor of his mother had he been alive. May he also rest in peace.

"A Saint"

When speaking about Grandma to others, I have always freely and without hesitation, referred to her as a "saint." I looked up the word "saint" in the dictionary and it says, "a person considered holy and worthy of profound honor and respect."

It was January of 1993 while I was here visiting my father that I spent a night with Grandma. Throughout the course of hers and my evening together, I would have to interrupt our precious time together in order to tend to my most powerful and long lived addiction. There I was in the dead of winter smoking my cigarettes out on her patio. She would lovingly and patiently wait for me inside until I was finished.

It was about my third cigarette break that night when I suddenly had a moment of clarity. I went inside her house and without reservation, I shared with Grandma my deep desire to be free from that addiction...that I wanted so badly to be able to wake up that next morning and never smoke again. Grandma quickly grabbed onto me, then lovingly pulled me into her arms and told me that she would pray for me that night.

The next morning when we woke up, I thanked her for our beautiful evening together and for all of her prayers. Miraculously, I never had another cigarette since that night at Grandma's 16 years ago.

We were related to...we were friends with...and we were adored by a saint. The love for us that lived in her heart was so big that it pained her.

She embodied unconditional love...she mastered the art of giving...she lived her life in prayer...and she held no judgement.

We felt the blessings of her love in her homemaking, we felt the blessings of her love in her laughter, we felt the blessings in her gentle and adoring eyes and most of all in the humility of her peaceful presence.

We will continue to feel her blessings as we go on in our lives recognizing her magnificent love that resides within us and continues to manifest in all of who we are.

I think that I can speak on behalf of all of us that we are eternally grateful to her three sons, my father Bruce, may he rest in peace, Dennis and Duane and their wives for taking such incredible care of her all of these years. Thank you so very much.

The legend of her love lives in all of us and I could not be more blessed to be here witnessing the beauty of her spirit within all of you and your families.

And finally, after Grandma gave us all...the gift of...the greatest love that we could ever know here on this earth, we now bless her as she finally receives the heavenly gifts that she so deserves.

As we celebrate the spirit of Christmas, which was one of her favorite holidays, let us also celebrate the purity of and the beautiful spirit of Anna Maria Helena Dammeyer.

My Purpose in Offering"The Exotic Dance Workshop"

What are we doing with this beautiful God given and sacred gift called "sexuality"? It seems to me that many of us have exploited and distorted this wondrous gift to the point of mayhem and injury. The injury, I believe, is to our own heart and soul, as well as, within the constant destruction of relationships between men and women.
I do acknowledge and thank the many people in this world who have a beautiful mastery in this area and who continue to model a pure and healthy respect for theirs and other's sexuality.
It feels as though I could write for days on this subject and especially about my own sexuality, how I had been deeply affected by my earlier years of painful behaviors, experiences and perspectives.
In short, going from a little girl in grade school who had been bullied and made fun of for being overweight and wearing glasses, to a teenage bikini icon I was desperate to be the latter forever. I became so over identified with my sexuality that no one, including myself, could ever possibly see the true essence of who I really was.
Through my 23 years of recovery from addictions, I have made tremendous progress in this most complex and colorful arena. I have finally discovered how the essence of love and sexuality are one in me and how the beauty of that experience is so transcending. I am commited to staying on this path of true love for myself.
Where my sexuality has always been easily accessible and sometimes "over-the-top", I have come to understand that sadly, many women have never felt at all connected to theirs and/or have lost their connection to their sexuality due to the way they were raised, having children, demanding careers, long term marriages etc...
For marketing purposes and for being easier on the general consumers' ears, I have used the term "exotic dance," however, the true term would be "erotic dance." Through erotic dance and the strip tease experience, I am able to facilitate women in feeling the magic of this God given gift of passion and sensuality in its most pure and beautiful expression. As a result, every woman walks away from this workshop feeling sexier as a woman, healthier, more alive, a new found love for their bodies, and most of all, they can feel how spiritual the experience really is.
This workshop is for both single women and for women in relationships. My hopes for every woman who participates is that the man who does eventually receive her dance, be a man who is loving, respectful and worthy of such a sacred gift.

For more information on the next "Exotic Dance Workshop," call: 760-696-7084
Visit: http://www.indigoenergyandfitness.com/

PRESS: Announcing Kelly Jean's DIVAS!

Kelly Jean's DIVAS- Determined, Inspired, Virtuous And Sexy

OCEANSIDE— Patriot and Oceanside fitness and nutrition guru Kelly Jean Dammeyer is supporting the troops in the way she knows best...By making their wives sexier!

Kicking off her Military DIVAS contest on her blog next week, Monday, July 26, Kelly Jean is looking for overweight military wives whose husbands are deploying soon. With free training and personal nutrition and life coaching, Kelly’s Jean’s mission is to help women who deserve it and who want to give their husbands a homecoming they’ll never forget. She’s only picking six of them!

‘I knew I wanted to do something for the community,” said Kelly Jean. “Camp Pendleton is right up the road. Living and working in Oceanside, I see these guys all the time and my heart goes out. This is a way I want to give back to the ladies who make sacrifices to support their men. These wives deserve this.”

As with all her training and nutrition programs at her studio Indigo Energy and Fitness, Kelly Jean’s program is not about quick fixes. “This is not about a quick fix or a diet, this is about integrating lifestyle changes that are long lasting,” she said. ““I’m excited about helping these special women be all that they can be.”

The six-month program, which in itself is not a contest among selected winners, will be comprehensive and will give women the tools they need to transform their lives. And to top it all off, Kelly Jean, who teaches a spicy exotic dance workshop monthly, will give these ladies a free exotic dance know-how to help enhance their marriage and relationship. “That’s the icing on the cake,” she said.

To further celebrate the military, Kelly Jean is giving military and their spouses 10 percent off classes at her studio at 1839 South Coast Highway, Suite 100, Oceanside, California, 92054.

Wives can apply by visiting http://indigoengeryandfitness.blogspot.com, printing the application and mailing it to the studio. Call Kelly Jean at (760) 696-7084 for more information. To learn more about Kelly Jean, visit www.indigoenergyandfitness.com.

Kelly Jean holds the following Certifications: National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), American Council on Exercise (ACE), Nia, Pilates, Yoga, Qi Gong, First Aid, CPR, Level III Macrobiotics, Certified Spiritual Mentor and Facilitator for the Center for Soulful Living. She also works as a fitness coach at an eating disorder clinic.

Military DIVAS: determined, inspired, virtuous, and sexy

"The Exotic Dance Workshop with Kelly Jean"

"The Exotic Dance Workshop" is an amazing 3- part series workshop where I take women on a journey into their sexuality through the art of erotic dance. By the end of the workshop women will learn how to perform a strip tease. In the first 2 workshops, you will learn ways to interpret the music through your body movements and your dance, you will learn how to sensuously walk, 4 types of hip rolls, how to take your erotic dance to the floor and to the chair and how to use different props such as boas, hats, scarves, etc... By the third workshop you will learn how to connect with your partner and how to actually disrobe in the most creative and teasing ways. Finally each woman has the option, if she feels inspired, of bringing it all together and performing her strip tease for the group.

I facilitate the workshop in a very special way so that women feel safe enough to really let go and express themselves in their most powerful and sensuous feminine energies. Everything we do in the workshop is optional according to each woman's level of comfort.

This workshop appeals to women of all backrounds, ages and body types. I have many women participating for different reasons such as wanting to:

• Feel more sexy
• Spice up their marriages or their relationships
• Become more empowered
• Break through body image issues
• Learn how to dance
• Break through inhibitions
• Connect or reconnect to their sexuality
• Utilize exotic dance as another creative way to get fit
• Feel more magic in their lives

Come and join me in this life changing journey into the beautiful you!

Affirmations...a Powerful Practice in My Life!

Affirmations have proven to be a powerful practice in my life! I have watched miraculous manifestations happen sometimes immediately but always in divine timing. Everything I have always wanted in my heart and soul have magically transpired and even though some things have taken time, they eventually come true.

For many years of my recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, I begged God to help me overcome my food addictions. I was in a constant state of deep desire to be free from that life long addiction...it finally came true that I am now free from the inability to control my eating.

When I began my attempts to quit smoking 18 years ago, I was told to pray for the willingness so I did. The desire to quit and the willingness to quit had to come together..I couldn't have one without the other. I knew that I had the desire so I prayed every day for the willingness...sometimes every moment of everyday. I tell the beautiful story about how that one day came when I was graced with the willingness. I will share that story with you in another blog. I am now 16 years free from that addiction.

In 1998, I was struck with an anxiety disorder where I was racing to hospitals thinking I was having heart attacks. For 2 years I suffered from these panic attacks on a daily basis and when they hit I was sure that I was going to die. Doctors wanted me on medication and I refused. My mother had raised us to be naturally proactive with our health and so I was intent on finding a natural solution to this outrageous chronic condition. Note that I was intent on finding a solution and I believe that our intentions alone are a great big affirmation! I was magically introduced to an acupuncturist who worked with energy healing and meditation. Between the use of all three modalities, I was instantly healed from that 2 year chronic condition. That was in 2000 and I have not had a panic attack since.

Because of the 2 years of panic attacks, I had developed another chronic condition...an ulcer and acid reflux. I was in a tremendous amount of pain for a very long time and again, I refused medication. I held another powerful intention of healing my body. It took me 2 years and I finally found the macrobiotic diet as a way to heal the ulcer. I do not eat that way today, however, it was a therapeutic means to healing that condition. I have learned a lot about balance and watching out for taking a therapeutic diet and turning it into an optimal diet. I learned that the hard way and that's another story that I will share with you in a blog. The bottom line here is that my intention and my affirmation to heal my body came into fruition!

Let's believe in ourselves and affirm everything that we want in our hearts and our souls. I believe in you!

Overcoming Obesity

After many years of yo-yo dieting, uncontrollable binging and feeling like I would never be able to control my eating, I finally found the winning formula to freedom!

For me, it was a process of gradual behavior modifications, learning about fun, creative and productive ways to exercise, retraining my palate toward whole foods, balancing my meals and embracing both my emotional and spiritual self.

I am deeply in love with my sensitive and passionate self and I celebrate my huge spirit!
I believe that it takes courage to be vulnerable so that when I am angry or sad I consider myself courageous for being willing to step into and express these types of human emotions.
I have learned so much about communicating and expressing my feelings so that they no longer feel foreign to me and as a result, I no longer feel the need to stuff them with food.
I have maintained a healthy weight now for 13 years and am absolutely certain that I will never be overweight again. It has been a journey to get where I am today and a journey that I will cherish forever.
I love life! I love myself! and I love you!
Please hear me when I say,"if I can do it, so can you!"